Meaning
to catch; peck
- to catch or spot someone, especially doing something wrong (informal)
- to run into or meet someone by chance (informal)
- to peck (of a bird)
In a sentence
Il professore lo ha beccato a copiare durante l'esame.
The teacher caught him cheating during the exam.
Ci becchiamo stasera in centro per un aperitivo?
Shall we meet up downtown tonight for drinks?
Non farti beccare con il telefono acceso in classe.
Don't get caught with your phone on in class.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| beccare | infinitive |
| becco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| becchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| becca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| becchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| beccate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| beccano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| beccavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| beccavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| beccava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| beccavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| beccavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| beccavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| beccai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| beccasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| beccò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| beccammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| beccaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| beccarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| beccherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| beccherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| beccherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| beccheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| beccherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| beccheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| becchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| becchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| becchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| becchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| becchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| becchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| beccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| beccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| beccasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| beccassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| beccaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| beccassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| beccherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| beccheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| beccherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| beccheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| becchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| beccherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| becca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| becchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| beccate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| beccando | gerund |
| beccato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: in the sense of 'catch' or 'bump into', it belongs to colloquial speech.
- Requires adding 'h' before 'e' or 'i' (becchi, becchiamo) to keep the hard /k/ sound.